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> [“When God is driven to the periphery of the public square, the human spiritual capacity longs for exercise, and it often finds it in the “suspension of disbelief” and activity of the imagination that are available in novels and movies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-granger/when-god-is-driven-to-the-periphery-of-the-public-square-the-human/)

John Granger

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## More by John Granger

> [Second, the reason to embrace and celebrate these novels as the countercultural event that they are is due largely to the subliminal messages delivered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-granger/second-the-reason-to-embrace-and-celebrate-these-novels-as-the/)

John Granger

> [This is the power of myth: that we can experience invisible spiritual realities and truths greater than visible, material things in story form.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-granger/this-is-the-power-of-myth-that-we-can-experience-invisible-spiritual/)

John Granger

> [“When God is driven to the periphery of the public square, the human spiritual capacity longs for exercise, and it often finds it in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-granger/when-god-is-driven-to-the-periphery-of-the-public-square-the-human/)

John Granger

> [We have plenty to learn from the numerous ants. Sawako Nakayasu-writer, antologist, Baudelaire's sister-turns daily life inside out and upside down then puts it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-granger/we-have-plenty-to-learn-from-the-numerous-ants-sawako-nakayasu-writer/)

John Granger

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